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Key Facts: Aragón PAU Performing Arts II Exam
90 min
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UNIZAR PAU Guidelines
0–10
Grading Scale
UNIZAR PAU Guidelines
4.0
Minimum Access Mark
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EUR 75.00
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The Aragón PAU Performing Arts II (Artes Escénicas II) exam is a 90-minute university entrance test for 2nd Bachillerato students administered by UNIZAR. Marked on a 0–10 scale, a minimum of 4.0 is required in the Access Phase to calculate the final admission grade (60% Bachillerato GPA + 40% PAU mark >= 5.0 to pass). The exam covers theatrical spaces, dramatic structure, major 20th-century acting and directing theories, staging techniques, dance history, physical theatre, and spectacle analysis.
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1Which component of an ancient Greek theatre was the circular performance space where the chorus sang and danced?
A.Theatron
B.Skene
C.Proskenion
D.Orchestra
Explanation: In ancient Greek theatre architecture, the orchestra was the central circular area located at the foot of the hill where the chorus performed song and dance. The theatron was the seating area for spectators, the skene was the background building/dressing room, and the proskenion was the raised platform in front of the skene.
2What is the primary defining feature of a Proscenium Arch (teatro a la italiana) stage configuration?
A.The audience surrounds the performance area on all four sides
B.The stage extends into the auditorium with audience on three sides
C.The performance takes place in a flexible space with no fixed seating
D.A decorative arch creates a 'picture frame' separating the audience from the stage action
Explanation: A Proscenium Arch stage features a structural arch framing the stage opening, establishing a clear visual separation between the auditorium and the stage action. This frame creates the illusion of a 'fourth wall' through which the audience observes the performance.
3In theatrical terminology, what is a 'cyclorama' (ciclorama)?
A.An arched acoustic canopy positioned above the orchestra pit
B.A revolving circular stage platform used for quick scene changes
C.A set of side curtains used to mask offstage wings
D.A large seamless cloth or wall curtain positioned at the back of the stage to catch light and simulate sky or open space
Explanation: A cyclorama is a large curtain, concave wall, or screen located at the rear of the stage space. When illuminated with color washes, it creates the illusion of infinite depth, open sky, or atmospheric backgrounds.
4How are stage left and stage right determined in standard theatrical stage directions?
A.From the actor's perspective standing on stage facing the audience
B.From the director's perspective sitting in the central control booth
C.From the audience's perspective looking toward the stage
D.Relative to magnetic north and south inside the theatre building
Explanation: Stage directions (stage left, stage right, upstage, downstage) are always designated from the actor's perspective while standing on stage facing the audience. Therefore, stage left corresponds to the audience's right.
5What defines a 'Black Box' (caja negra) theatre space?
A.An unadorned, flexible performance space painted black with reconfigurable seating and lighting rigs
B.A traditional opera house with gilded balconies and fixed red velvet seats
C.An outdoor amphitheatre designed specifically for daytime performances
D.A stage enclosed in soundproof glass separating actors completely from the audience
Explanation: A black box theatre is a simple, open venue with black walls and a flat floor. It allows directors and designers to reconfigure seating and stage arrangements for every production (end stage, arena, thrust, or environmental).
6What is the primary function of a fly tower / gridiron system (peine y telar) in a proscenium theatre?
A.To illuminate the audience area during intermissions
B.To amplify vocal sound through mechanical acoustic mirrors
C.To hoist, suspend, and quickly change scenery, drops, and lighting instruments above the stage
D.To store costumes and props underneath the auditorium floor
Explanation: The fly system (located in the fly tower above the stage) uses pulleys, counterweights, and lines attached to a high gridiron (peine) to fly scenery, backdrops, drapes, and lighting battens in and out of sight.
7Which element of lighting design uses patterned metal or glass templates inserted into a spotlight to project shapes or shadows on stage?
A.Gel filter
B.Gobo
C.Dimmer rack
D.Fresnel lens
Explanation: A gobo (Go-Between or Goes Before Optics) is a stencil or template placed inside an ellipsoidal spotlight focal plane. It projects patterns such as foliage, window shadows, foliage textures, or cloud shapes onto stage surfaces.
8What key structural distinction separated Roman theatre buildings from Classical Greek theatres?
A.Roman theatres eliminated seating entirely to encourage standing audiences
B.Roman theatres were built as freestanding structures on level ground using vaulted arches, while Greek theatres were built into natural hillsides
C.Roman theatres used no stage buildings, relying exclusively on open fields
D.Greek theatres were roofed indoor structures, whereas Roman theatres were uncovered natural caves
Explanation: Unlike the Greeks who carved seating (theatron) into natural slopes, Roman architects utilized concrete vaulting and arches to erect freestanding, self-supporting amphitheatres and theatres on flat terrain with unified wall structures.
9In Renaissance Italian theatre, what architectural innovation created the illusion of deep three-dimensional landscape on a shallow stage?
A.Perspective scenery with forced perspective side wings and angled backdrops
B.Digital video wall projections
C.Holographic mirrors imported from Asian shadow puppetry
D.Natural tree plantings integrated into the orchestra floor
Explanation: Renaissance theorists like Sebastiano Serlio applied linear perspective principles to set design. Using raked floors, painted side wings (flats), and diminishing backdrops, they created striking forced-perspective streetscapes.
10What was the layout of an Elizabethan public playhouse like Shakespeare's Globe Theatre?
A.A rectangular hall with seats arranged in a strict single straight row
B.A completely sealed underground bunker with artificial gas lighting
C.An open-air polygonal structure with a central unroofed yard (pit), raised thrust stage, and multi-tiered roofed galleries
D.A circular arena where spectators sat above an enclosed sunken cage
Explanation: Elizabethan playhouses (e.g., The Globe, The Rose) were open-air polygonal wooden buildings. Standing spectators ('groundlings') occupied the unroofed yard surrounding a thrust stage, while wealthier patrons sat in covered galleries.
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